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HL1 applications, assessed, open caseload, and HL2 temporary accommodation. They are not the same series. Not Home Office asylum hotels.

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HL2 snapshot households and children; distinct from HO asylum hotels.

Households assessed as homeless or threatened with homelessness 2024-25
34,067Published
Highest since 2011-12. Includes adults 38,674 and children 15,046 in assessed households (separate metrics).
Homelessness applications 2024-25
40,688Published
HL1 annual. NOT Home Office asylum hotels.
Open homelessness applications at 31 March 2025
31,695Published
Households in temporary accommodation at 30 September 2025
18,092Published
Highest since series began 2002. NOT HO asylum hotels.
Children in temporary accommodation at 30 September 2025
10,480Published
Series high.
Households in temporary accommodation at 31 March 2025
17,240Published
HL2 snapshot. Series high at time. NOT HO asylum hotels.
Children in temporary accommodation at 31 March 2025
10,180Published
From Ending Homelessness Together annual report citing HiS 2024-25; confirm against HiS tables if needed.
Homelessness applications Apr–Sep 2025
20,643Published
-2% vs Apr–Sep 2024.
Assessed homeless or threatened Apr–Sep 2025
17,291Published
-2% vs Apr–Sep 2024.
Open homelessness applications at 30 September 2025
33,006Published
Highest in series since 2003.

Still missing

HL1 applications are not HL1 assessed, and neither is HL2 temporary accommodation.
Apr–Sep 2025 figures are half-year. They are not annualised.
Not Home Office asylum hotels.

Households assessed as homeless or threatened with homelessness

Scotland. Blank years are missing, not zero. Source

2016-0328,615
2017-0328,774
2018-0329,382
2019-0330,281
2020-0331,620
2021-0328,122
2022-0329,392
2023-0332,545
2024-0333,955
2025-0334,067

Period	Value
2016-03	28,615
2017-03	28,774
2018-03	29,382
2019-03	30,281
2020-03	31,620
2021-03	28,122
2022-03	29,392
2023-03	32,545
2024-03	33,955
2025-03	34,067

HL1 assessed homeless/threatened 10 FY (2015-16 to 2024-25). Half-year Apr–Sep 2025 is a separate figure (fig.hl.assessed_aprsep25) — not annualised.

Households in temporary accommodation (HL2 as at 31 March)

Scotland. Blank years are missing, not zero. Source

2016-0310,543
2017-0310,873
2018-0310,933
2019-0310,989
2020-0311,807
2021-0313,753
2022-0314,214
2023-0315,039
2024-0316,330
2025-0317,240
2025-0918,092

Period	Value
2016-03	10,543
2017-03	10,873
2018-03	10,933
2019-03	10,989
2020-03	11,807
2021-03	13,753
2022-03	14,214
2023-03	15,039
2024-03	16,330
2025-03	17,240
2025-09	18,092

HL2 March year-end snapshots 2016–2025 (10 years) from full statistical time series; plus 30 Sep 2025 half-year update. NOT HO asylum hotels. 2015 also published (10,567 as fig.hl.temp_mar15) — held beyond preferred window.

Children in temporary accommodation (HL2 snapshot at 31 March)

Scotland. Blank years are missing, not zero. Source

2016-035,225
2017-036,060
2018-036,615
2019-036,795
2020-037,355
2021-037,575
2022-038,805
2023-039,595
2024-0310,110
2025-0310,180

Period	Value
2016-03	5,225
2017-03	6,060
2018-03	6,615
2019-03	6,795
2020-03	7,355
2021-03	7,575
2022-03	8,805
2023-03	9,595
2024-03	10,110
2025-03	10,180

HL2 children in temporary accommodation at 31 March 2016–2025 (10). NOT asylum children. Sep 2025 children snapshot retained as fig.hl.temp_children_sep25.

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